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WOMAN IDENTIFIED

July 8, 2025

Hillsborough, NC (July 8, 2025) – Officials announced today that the body located Monday evening by members of the South Orange Rescue Squad is Monica Butler, 58. She is the Person County woman who went missing while driving to work Sunday night during the heavy rainfall from tropical storm Chantal.


Ms. Butler called 911 at approximately 10:30 pm and reported that her vehicle was in the floodwater on Wilkerson Road. The call disconnected several moments later. Firefighters soon located her unoccupied SUV near Whitetail Run where a two-lane bridge crosses the South Fork Little River.


Cedar Grove firefighters, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and members of Davie County Search and Rescue team scoured surrounding areas throughout the day. Members of the South Orange Rescue Squad joined the efforts in the afternoon and found Ms. Butler at 5:00 pm, almost completely obscured by fallen trees and debris approximately 120 yards downstream from her vehicle.


“As I expressed yesterday, we wish this search had ended differently,” said Sheriff Charles Blackwood. “The devastating power of stormwater caused Ms. Butler’s tragic death, despite the heroic efforts of searchers and the work of the top-notch professionals at Emergency Management who coordinated the incoming resources. I am grateful to everyone who assisted with this search, and I offer my condolences to all affected by this tragedy.”


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